FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Celebrated for his “imagination, devotion and supreme musicianship” (Los Angeles Times), Jeffrey Kahane is now in the fifth decade of an expansive and eclectic musical career. As a pianist, conductor and scholar, his career highlights run the gamut from concertos with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony, to recitals with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, and Daniel Hope, European tours conducting the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; lectures and performances of Beethoven symphonies informed by his immersion in ancient literature; and collaborations with the Emerson, Miró, Dover, Attacca, and Calidore String Quartets as well as a recently formed trio with violinist Tessa Lark and cellist-singer/songwriter Mike Block.

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PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR

The charismatic, Cuban-born conductor Cosette Justo Valdés is a rising international star who currently serves as the Artistic and Music Director of the Vancouver Island Symphony (British Columbia).

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COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

Praised by The New York Times for performances that "traversed the palette of emotions" with "gorgeous tone and an edge-of-seat intensity," GRAMMY® nominated Spanish-American composer and cellist Andrea Casarrubios has been commissioned by world-class orchestras and ensembles, and has appeared as a featured soloist throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The title work from her album SEVEN was nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. 

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ARTISTIC PARTNER

Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy-winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice. By engaging collaboratively with artists, thinkers, and community leaders from around the world, the group seeks to uplift and amplify voices old and new while creating and performing meaningful and adventurous music.

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